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My Best Wishes For You 

To live a happy Christian Life 
While you are living here, 

And a Glorious Life in Paradise 
When you get over there. 






Copyricht 1921 
By M. M. K«rr 

Detroit, Mich. 



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DEAR FRIENDS 



If you woiild think some kindly thoughts 

And read these verses through. 
It might go to help in stirring up 

The really good in you. 
So do not let antagonism 

Rise upward in your mind. 
Let all your thoughts be pure and clean 

And absolutely kind. 



I'm not writing these for pleasure. 

Neither Silver or for Gold, 
Your money cannot buy them 

For they're already sold. 
It's for the good that they might do 

For some poor sorrowing one, 
To tell them there's a glorious Life 

When this poor Life is done. 



God had the power to put us here. 

To live upon this Earth, 
He sure has power to keep, our lives 

Forever, after Death, 
To save us for a future Life, 

God sent his only Son. 
If our poor minds could only grasp 

What God has really done. 



WET OR DRY 

Shall God and prohibition rule 
Or shall we trust some drunken fool 
To guide our lives while here on Earth, 
To save us from eternal death? 
When whiskey gets control of one, 
Their sense of right's completely gone. 
Could you expect a decent plan 
To spring from any drinking man? 

It's not so hard for you to tell 
That whiskey leads the roads to Hell. 
It's sure the way with every drink. 
It's one more step towards the brink. 
It leads you on and gets control 
Until you in the gutter roll; 
When you come to and start to think. 
Your first thought is another drink. 

It's further downward then you go 
With staggering steps so weak and slow; 
Your friends are gone and from you shrink. 
They will not buy you one more drink. 
Your head feels large, it's like to burst, 
^'ou sure have one great burning thirst. 
For one more drink your Soul you'd sell 
And suffer an eternal Hell. 

There's one more chance, it's nothing new. 
That Jesus Christ still waits for you; 
He's the only one that's still your friend. 
He'll stay right with you till the end. 
Don't lose your Soul through cursed drink. 
But wait a moment, stop and think. 
With all the world in your control. 
You could not buy another Soul. 

You sure will have some cause to fear. 
When you pass out of Life from here; 
For Jesus Christ your Judge will be. 
Where will you spend Eternity. 
He can make you clean and pure, 
That when you die you'll know for sure 
That He will take you by the hand 
And lead you to the Glory Land. 



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THERE'S JUST TWO WAYS 
FOR US TO GO. 



God has planned and we should know 
The plan of Life and where we'll go. 

The way to live and what to fear, 

And where we'll go for sure, from here. 

It's not so hard for us to tell. 

There's Life and Death, there's Heaven and Hell, 

There's good and bad, so we must know 
There's just two ways for us to go. 



There's right and wrong, there's love and hate. 

There's truth and lies as sure as fate. 
It's all through life you'll find it so. 

There's just two ways for us to go. 
There's up and down, there's right and left. 

There's north and south, and east and west. 
Just stop and think you'll find it so. 

There s just two ways for us to go. 



There's joys and sorrows, smiles and tears. 

There's pain and pleasure, trust and fears. 
For all of these must surely show. 

There's just two ways for us to go. 
Just stop and think, and ponder well 

There's a great broad road that leads to Hell. 
There's a narrow pathway close at hand, 

That leads us to the Glory Land. 



Page Three 



HEAVEN OR HELL 

Come now, good friends, and listen, 

O, come now, listen well. 
For I tell you there's a Heaven, and 

There's just as sure a Hell. 
And when you leave this World 

Just which way will you go? 
It's either up to Heaven, or 

It's down to Hell below. 

God gave to man the Power 

To decide which way to go. 
^'ou have to decide it for yourself 

That's what you've got to do. 
O, come now friends, remember. 

There's just two ways to go. 
It's either up to Heaven, or 

It's down to Hell below. 

O, Heaven is such a Glorious Place 

With Castles great and grand. 
And Angels there to greet you, and 

To grasp you by the hand. 
There's just one way to Heaven 

And the Saviour is the Door. 
You have only got to ask Him, and 

There's Joy forever more. 

When Heaven is such a Glorious Place 

Just think and ponder well. 
There's Peace and Joy in Heaven, and 

There's sighs and groans in Hell. 
If you do not ask the Saviour 

E're you pass out through the door. 
It's into utter darkness, where 

There's Devils by the Score. 

The Devil's out to win the World, and 

Here he takes his stand. 
He has agents in Society, and 

In the Churches grand. 
7 hey work among the poor men 

And the rich men just as well. 
They tell them there's no Heaven, and 

There's no such place as Hell. 

Now Hell s a place of Torment, 

Where there's grinning imps galore. 
There's Snakes and Fiery Dragons, and 

There's Demons by the score. 
When Hell is such a fearful place 

It is sorrowful to tell. 
There's thousands upon thousands 

That are going down to Hell. 



Page Four 



THE PERILS OF LIFE. 

Get out in this World 

And view the great Strife, 
And see for yourself 

The perils of Life. 
There's perils by day 

And perils by night, 
And to save our poor lives 

It's nothing but fight. 

It's the fight for your life 

And the life of your Soul 
That you'd give all this World 

To win the great Goal. 
From the time that you're born 

Till you enter the grave 
You've a fight on your hands 

If your Soul you would save. 

Just see the great pitfalls 

That's on every hand 
To catch the unwary 

Who don't understand. 
They don't care for your Soul 

For your money they 11 lie. 
O, what does it matter 

To them when you die. 

If you'll open your eyes 

And read the plans thru. 
You'll know how the Saviour 

Has planned them for you. 
Oh, believe in the Saviour 

Who alone Is The Way, 
And read the Great Guide Book 

You can't go astray. 

It's a privilege you have 
And it's wonderful too 
That the Saviour won't force 

His religion on you. 
But it's yours if you'll ask Him 

Now, don't pass it by 
For it's surely worth having 

When you come to die. 

So now is the time and 

It's for you to say 
Will you follow the One, who 

Can show you the Way. 
It's the life for to live 

Put an end to this Strife 
And you'll live on forever 

Through Eternal Life. 



Page Five 



THE WILES OF THE DEVIL. 

You have a really, precious Soul 
Don't let the Devil have it, 

He stays right with you night and day. 
All ready for to grab it. 

The Devil is a sly, old fox 

Apd knows how he can profit. 

He makes you do some nasty thing 
And then he blames you for it. 

He is really in his glory then 
He laughs and jeers in glee. 

When you are suffering tortures 
Of untold agony. 



But you can foil the Devil 
And cheat him of his prey. 

By keeping close to Jesus 
For He's the Only Way. 



Just put your trust in Jesus 
While you're above the sod. 

For He's the Door to Heaven 
The Only Way to God. 



Page Six 



MAN'S SELFISHNESS 

Man's selfishness to fellowman 

Is surely one great Hellish plan. 
The sufferings here which can't be told 

Nor measured up by heaps of Gold. 
This selfishness in hearts of men 

Cannot be told by tongue or pen, 
It grips upon their very Souls 

And sears their lives like burning coals. 

Their Souls are dead for future life. 

They'll always live in endless strife. 
It blinds their eyes, they cannot see 

The good that's in Humanity. 
If our poor hearts could only know 

The heights, or depths, that we could go. 
With loving hearts for fellowman 

It would break up this selfish plan. 

In Heaven there is a record true 

Of all the things on Earth we do. 
For all the ugly nasty things 

Will sure come back to us like stings. 
There'll be the greatest picture show 

That you or I could ever know. 
When all our deeds and words are seen 

When God shall show them on the screen. 



So all our friends as well as foes 

Will view our lives in open shows. 
The deepest secrets of our Soul 

Will sure be there upon the scroll. 
The cruel acts and secret things 

And all our ugly words that sting, 
Will all come back to us again 

As scorching hot as any flame. 

You can escape the wrath of God 

While you are here above the sod. 
But you must turn from selfish ways 

God will forgive the one who prays. 
For Jesus Christ's the Only Way, 

It's unto Him you'll have to pray 
So do it now, don't trust to fate 

For when you die, t'will be too late. 



Page Seven 



THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 

The World is in a struggle now 

And wonders what's gone wrong, 
And why the things don't right themselves 

And why it takes so long. 
It's a sinful wicked world we're in 

And looks as black as night,- 
The way that things are looking now 

Is anything but bright. 

We've been looking for a Saviour 

And His Light is surely here. 
He is calling to the World, but 

We're deaf and will not hear. 
If your eyes are ever opened 

You will surely see the Light, 
It is shining through the darkness 

And will drive away the night. 

And when your eyes are opened, 

\'ou will sure be born again. 
Which is the greatest miracle 

That's ever wrought in man. 
Your blinded eyes will open then 

On a world that's really new 
To the beauties of the Saviour 

Who was crucified for you. 

Your eyes have now been opened 

To the Glories of the Lord, 
So you can see the pathway now 

Which all the Saints have trod. 
1 he pathway is a Glorious Light 

You cannot miss the way 
Just keep your eyes upon it, and 

You'll never go astray. 



Page Eight 



YOUR SOUL OR GOLDEN DOLLARS. 

If you had a Million Golden Dollars, 

Here in the Bank today. 
Tomorrow you must give them up 

For here you cannot stay. 
If your mind is set upon this gold 

That's where your Heart will be. 
Your precious Soul will sure be lost 

Through all Eternity . 

It represents the price you've placed 

Upon your precious Soul 
Which should be worth far more to you 

Than all this world in Gold. 
When you've been striving for this Gold. 

Has all your life been true. 
Will you be ready for to die. 

When death shall call for you. 

You can be ready for to die 

And your Soul be born again. 
If you'll only come to Jesus 

And put your trust in Him. 
If your heart is fixed upon this Gold 

And you do not look ahead, 
You can never get to Heaven, if 

You leave it till you're dead. 

God has loaned to you the wealth 

That you're using every day. 
What interest do you give Him, for 

You sure will have to pay. 
What will this Gold be worth to you 

When it comes your time to die. 
You'd give it all for one more chance 

To get another try. 



Page Nine 



CHRISTIAN THANKSGIVING. 

You cannot call this Country 

A Truly Christian Nation. 
They leave out the name of Jesus 

In every proclamation. 
The President's Thanksgiving Message 

Is written for to please us 
For the busy politicians say. Just 

Leave out the name of Jesus. 

It's not written for to thank the Lord, 

But to please a very few. 
It might hurt the tender feelings 

Of the agnostic or the Jew, 
When we speak the name of Jesus, 

"Away with Him," they cry. 
Can we claim that we are Christians 

When The Christ we crucify. 



There has never been a President 

In all this Glorious Land, 
Who has ever had backbone enough 

To take a Christian's Stand, 
And place the name of Jesus 

Just where it ought to be. 
At the Heading of His Message, 

So that everyone can see. 

That America is out for Jesus, 

The Glorious Son of God, 
The Saviour of the World, if we. 

But take Him at His Word. 
If this Nation is to lead the World, 

And be a shining light 
Unto all the other Nations, 

She's got to start it right. 



Page Ten 



ASSURANCE. 

Jesus is the Only Way 

That's bright and clean and pure. 
That leads us to the Glory Land 

The Only Way that's sure. 
If any one can tell me 

Of a better Way to go. 
Id give all Ive got to know it 

And be assured it's so. 



It must take away all worries 

And all of sorrows' tears 
Put joy and pleasure in my heart 

For now and future years. 
It's got to be a sure true Way 

To Heaven's great Golden Shore 
And give to me Eternal Life 

And joy for evermore. 

God had the power to place us here 

To live upon this Earth 
He sure has power to keep our souls 

Forever after Death. 
To save our Souls for future Life 

God sent His only Son 
To point the Way, so we could know 

What God has really done. 



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